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the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water horizon rig explosion. in an earnings policy the company said the increased reserve caused a first quarter loss of $18 million. $0.2 per share compared with a profit of 627 million or $0.68 per share from a year ago. the good news on gas price, the average price of a gallon of regular has dropped $0.11 in the past few weeks. experts say the prices could go down another $0.20 in the next two months. that is the exact opposite of what we were used to seeing as prices generally go up at this time of year. good news. the cheaper gas could hit. toyota says sales of the previou
the faa is in some ways caught between a rock and our place. let's see. i think they're making the kind of management decisions that will have modest, if any, affect on the traffic system. melissa: we will see. thank you for coming on. >> of come back if it does not work out that way. [laughter] melissa: okay. you're a brave man. i like that. time to check the fuel gauge report. halliburton says this is setting aside an additional $1 billion to pay private claims from the 2010 deep water...
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boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through rubble for survivors. the disaster started with a small fire at west fertilzer plant. according to reports, the company was fined $2,300 by the epa for a saftey violation, but settled in 2006. the german parlaiment is backing a $13-billion bailout for struggling cyprus. it's nearly twice the amount estimated a month ago. german taxpayers worry even more money may be needed. the cyprus parliament votes on the bailout package next week. the german prime minister calls the rescue essential, and says without it there's a "significant risk" of contagion to g
boeing came up with a fix, which the faa is now testing. the ordeal has already cost the jet maker $600 million, but more losses could be added on as airlines consider asking boeing for compensation. a quiet town in texas mourns the tragic deaths of more than a dozen people caught in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. it's considered the largest industrial disaster this decade. president obama quickly pledged federal emergency funds to the area. rescuers spent hours searching through...
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neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no business person would make the choice to cut things that effect their customers the most. why does government make that decision unless there is some motivation to get the consequences to be as dramatic and difficult as possible. neil: they say they have no choice. i don't know who is telling trulgingtruth, i have looked in, they say with these cuts they are almost preordained, these are cuts to some everyone agreed. i don't remember talking to a losalot of your colleagues at te time that sequestration would include automatically air traffic controllers, maybe i missed something? >> absolutely not the
neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no...
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. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the sequestration cuts. this morning 45 minute delays in los angeles. 30 minutes in chicago. you can see we're in a afternoon lull but we spoke to passengers flying across the country and experiencing setbacks firsthand. >> you have a schedule you have to keep on, get your connecting flight. i think it's rotten we're paying for the sequester. >> it's an inappropriate area to cut. travel is extremely important to the american economy on multiple levels and time is money. >> i'm worried about the amount of travel i have to do and delays and having to plan ahead for delays. so we'll have
. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the...
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airports on monday as the faa began imposing furloughs of air traffic controls. but the widespread traffic never really materialized. flight aware.com says only about 150 flights were canceled. and is while some people waited nearly two hours to take off, delays were much shorter on average. let's get more now from aviation industry consultant ray. ray, good to see you. this isn't just a story about monday, is it? the real question is what happens as these furloughs continue to play out? >> yes. it's going to take at least a couple of days before we see the full impact of these budget cuts. >> talk a little bit about what's coming down the pike. it's pretty significant, to some extent. >> it is. and i think this puts forward a good argument on why the faa should be a public corporation in the u.s. with its own budget to get away from some of the politics of washington. this is a mandatory type of function that the airlines do need and is it's going to be very costly to the airlines, i believe, if this situation continues to move into the higher travel season. >>
airports on monday as the faa began imposing furloughs of air traffic controls. but the widespread traffic never really materialized. flight aware.com says only about 150 flights were canceled. and is while some people waited nearly two hours to take off, delays were much shorter on average. let's get more now from aviation industry consultant ray. ray, good to see you. this isn't just a story about monday, is it? the real question is what happens as these furloughs continue to play out?...
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the faa says listen, you can't come in. we don't have enough people. we can't do the job. it was remarkable. we said how long? two and a half hours? why is that? >> maybe two and a half hours the faa says they might be able to round up enough people to land the airplanes in kennedy. >> that is stunning. i was watching in horror because i have to travel next week. >> take the train. i was going to go to washington. forget the airplane. just get on the train. it's too high risk. they didn't know their plane would not take off until the doors were closed and we were wheels up in 15 minute, they thought was the maximum and the pilot comes back and says listen, we can't land. they don't have enough people to land us in kennedy. >> thank you for the tweets on that because honestly and we were glad you brought it to our attention. thank you very much. >> our guest host this morning is henry blodget. he has thoughts on there as well. squawk will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the new blackberry z10. with time shift and blackberry balance. built to keep you moving. see it in ac
the faa says listen, you can't come in. we don't have enough people. we can't do the job. it was remarkable. we said how long? two and a half hours? why is that? >> maybe two and a half hours the faa says they might be able to round up enough people to land the airplanes in kennedy. >> that is stunning. i was watching in horror because i have to travel next week. >> take the train. i was going to go to washington. forget the airplane. just get on the train. it's too high risk....
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neil: faa has a higher budget this year than last year, i having said that, what is in it for them, if you think about. everything i think trickles down to the president good or bad. >> a few months they played the hand it was a disaster, they walked it back, they saw of it not a disaster we just slowing increase in spending. neil: your facts are dead obut these cuts would be rolled in this is latest more come ing on the travelling, you say it is a nightmare because there are fewer planes and stuff to the gill. >> yes, you have 4 airlines controlling 85% of domestic flights, people saying that airfares are not going up are crazy, they are going up, they have been rising it will be a very expensive summer to travel, and chuck schumer saying it will be like flying in a blizzard, these are the conditions, if he is talking about a blizzard because of the sequester cuts, what is going to happen to travelers, they will think twice about travelling, 1.7 million people jammed and the planes this summer maybe they will think twice about going, then what is the economic impact on that? it affect
neil: faa has a higher budget this year than last year, i having said that, what is in it for them, if you think about. everything i think trickles down to the president good or bad. >> a few months they played the hand it was a disaster, they walked it back, they saw of it not a disaster we just slowing increase in spending. neil: your facts are dead obut these cuts would be rolled in this is latest more come ing on the travelling, you say it is a nightmare because there are fewer planes...
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>> i think it's less likely they'll get the faa to change their mind. it's more likely if there's huge public outcry that then you have people in congress who will say, okay, what can we do special in terms of funding so that the faa can reverse this? but i don't think the faa has any plans to change it on its own. >> all right, guys. we have breaking news. we want to -- thank you so much for joining us. get to our breaking news desk. authorities in canada are announcing a thwarted terrorist attack via amtrak between new york and montreal. let's listen to this. >> before we start, i would ask that you please turn off or put on silent mode your cell phones. today's press conference will last approximately 30 minutes. the rcp will be making statements on a national security criminal investigation. integrated national security enforcement teams in montreal and toronto. the statements will be followed by a short question period. >> okay. we want to get you the details of this press conference happening right now in canada. let's get to bertha coombs to give
>> i think it's less likely they'll get the faa to change their mind. it's more likely if there's huge public outcry that then you have people in congress who will say, okay, what can we do special in terms of funding so that the faa can reverse this? but i don't think the faa has any plans to change it on its own. >> all right, guys. we have breaking news. we want to -- thank you so much for joining us. get to our breaking news desk. authorities in canada are announcing a thwarted...
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faa is saying there are delays basically close to coast. as far as specifics are concerned they could not provide us with any ties of numbers. that has a number about folks, especially republicans in congress say this is entirely structured by the faa to inflict what they say is maximum pain on airline travelers. this is comment about bill shoeser, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he said disregard for the american public is indicative that the admin strution -- administration views the sequester as a attempt to score political points rather than address issues and than find real savings in a bloated federal brock bureaucracy. the way they arranged the law, they have few other options. >> the faa unlike other agencies is personnel heavy. in the end you can not avoid, when 70% of your operating budget is personnel you can not avoid when the cuts are deep as they are in the sequester the kind of actions that are taken, these furloughs. that is the unfortunate fact of arbitrary across-the-board cuts like this. >
faa is saying there are delays basically close to coast. as far as specifics are concerned they could not provide us with any ties of numbers. that has a number about folks, especially republicans in congress say this is entirely structured by the faa to inflict what they say is maximum pain on airline travelers. this is comment about bill shoeser, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he said disregard for the american public is indicative that the admin strution --...
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at the airline's request the faa grounded all american flags at least through 5:00 p.m. eastern as the company tried to work through the problems. estimated about 900 flights would be delayed if american resume flying by 5:00 p.m., causing another 800 delays tonight because planes and crews would not be where they are needed. customers complained to social media and they described long lines and frustration at the lack of information from airline employees. one passenger in dallas. saying tensions are high, a lot of people getting mad. several yelling at american agents. gerri: not too surprising. we really appreciate you getting on this for us. thank you. onto tonight top story, a shocking admission from the head of the fda, age and chief margaret hamburg said she is almost powerless to protect us from dangerous drugs like the one from a massachusetts company blamed for the deaths of 53 people. that word coming in after a week full of such reports describing deplorable conditions and oversight at pharmacies around the country. the fda can't guarantee one of their most b
at the airline's request the faa grounded all american flags at least through 5:00 p.m. eastern as the company tried to work through the problems. estimated about 900 flights would be delayed if american resume flying by 5:00 p.m., causing another 800 delays tonight because planes and crews would not be where they are needed. customers complained to social media and they described long lines and frustration at the lack of information from airline employees. one passenger in dallas. saying...
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the faa had people on air traffic controllers. did you know the faa will spend $500 million on consultants this year? 325 million on supplies and travel? 470 million on grants. to make communities more livable and stable. why not divert some of it to air traffic controllers so we can avoid delays. you can't do that, the president doesn't have the flexibility to shift spending away from services. now, the cuts must be across the board. so why did president obama threatened to veto a republican bill that specifically gave him flexibility? why did he reject the opportunity to emplo and void inflicting pain? he wants air travelers to blame republicans. as you sit on the tarmac, you're being urged to write to congress. administration is using the heavily regulated airlines to channel your anger. it hurts them, so blame the republicans, not me. i don't think it is going to work. we can see through this ploy and don't we deserve better management than this? i'm going to try to remember the last time a president deliberately hurt the pres
the faa had people on air traffic controllers. did you know the faa will spend $500 million on consultants this year? 325 million on supplies and travel? 470 million on grants. to make communities more livable and stable. why not divert some of it to air traffic controllers so we can avoid delays. you can't do that, the president doesn't have the flexibility to shift spending away from services. now, the cuts must be across the board. so why did president obama threatened to veto a republican...
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friday, the faa approved boeing's battery fix on its 787s. the jets could be in the air within weeks. meanwhile, boeing is slowing down production of its 747-8 jumbo jets because of weak demand for freighters. it is not expected to have a major effect on the jet maker's finances. dripping oil prices are seeping into the cost of gasoline. a gallon of unleaded fell around a nickel over the past week. phill flynn of price futures group joins us now. good morning to you phil. - good morning! usually you have me on when gas prices are going up and you are complaining. i think i should get some credit now that they are coming down. - how low will they go? - i think we could fall another 25¢ a gallon right now, because, let's face it, the cost of crude has been tumbling. in fact, if you look at the cost of brent crude, which has really been following gasoline prices, we are under $100 a barrel, and even opec may not be able to stop it, though they are talking about calling an emergency meeting. so the outlook for the summer driving season looks cle
friday, the faa approved boeing's battery fix on its 787s. the jets could be in the air within weeks. meanwhile, boeing is slowing down production of its 747-8 jumbo jets because of weak demand for freighters. it is not expected to have a major effect on the jet maker's finances. dripping oil prices are seeping into the cost of gasoline. a gallon of unleaded fell around a nickel over the past week. phill flynn of price futures group joins us now. good morning to you phil. - good morning!...
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with respect to the faa contrac@ control towers, what the faa did, they sat down with the department of homeland security and the pentagon with the stake holders to help them prepare for it. did did not happen here with respect to the air traffic control furloughs. it's clear if we're going to learn about the cuts via white house press release, and that is simply unacceptable. we should be managed better. p >> to your point, other agencies have discretion; right? have they not asked -- they probably would have received the same. they spent 500 million on consultants, maybe necessary, but we could have probably found other ways to do this. just go to the cafeteria for the day. >> a 4% cut, talking about, what, 40% of flights delayed. what's more troubling is when the directer was confronted about how about deferring some of these expenditures for long term projects and releasing the funds for immediate or short term needs like making sure that we have aircraft controllers available to help with the immediate issue, he didn't have an answer and didn't respond, and, again, when confront
with respect to the faa contrac@ control towers, what the faa did, they sat down with the department of homeland security and the pentagon with the stake holders to help them prepare for it. did did not happen here with respect to the air traffic control furloughs. it's clear if we're going to learn about the cuts via white house press release, and that is simply unacceptable. we should be managed better. p >> to your point, other agencies have discretion; right? have they not asked --...
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dennis: the faa. melissa and lori investigate the agency backpedals on the so cluster cuts that are supposedly delaying flights. cheryl: sending his root growth. bernanke missing the big jackson hall meeting. that is coming up next. you are watching markets now. ♪ g. but my airline miles take it worldwide. [ male announcer ] it shouldn't be this hard. with creditcards.com, it's easy to seah hundreds of cards and apply online. creditcards.com.
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this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri: and, of course, it to you. breaking news this afternoon about a lawsuit filed by the industry. the judge in that case did not grant an emergency stay to block furloughs. are you surprised? >> i am a little surprised. obviously a lot of legal opinions that says the faa can actually switch funds around to make this, but i do think it will take but the administration and congress to come together to solve this problem. the faa should delay the cuts that congress should clear up the authority to switch around of funds. it will take both bodies to prioritize this is a proble
this is not congress sending this to the faa and the faa having a choice. this is a considered move on the part of ray lahood to lead people love to make the system go down. it is the fa doing this intentionally. they want to make sure that we see a situation. if we don't raise taxes we will be in trouble. we don't have to do this. we did not have to leave these people often there is no financial reason for it. let's not make excuses. it is just plain bad management of the way around. gerri:...
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sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget cuts brought about by the congressional republican budget priorities. the gop can eliminate sequestration by approving a debt reduction plan that includes taxes from the wealthy through the closing of loopholes." "these cutbacks, with all the harm that's being caused to the traveling public, there's just no reason that i can see that justifies what's being done here." flight delay information is available at faa.gov. a bill will be introduced in the senate today aimed at banks that are considered too-big-to- fail. the legislation is meant to reduce risk at banks carrying more th
sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget...
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we're going to show you that the faa has had a massive -- that's the blue line. they've gone from about $2 billion all the way up to over $5 billion in their operating budget since 2008. they're off the pink but still very high. and at the same time, the faa has gotten this massive increase of $2 billion to over $5 billion. traffic, domestic traffic, has plunged. has plunged from -- let's see. from 11 -- almost 11el million flights down to 9.5 million flights. so more money chasing fewer flights and furloughing workers to make life hard. what's that about? >> these are the priorities of government. and they would be absurd if they weren't just outrageous. they whose -- faa chose to prioritize air safety and passenger service, chose inflict as much political pain as possible on the traveling public. they have the money. as you pointed out. and they have a lot less, what i would say, frivolous spending on conferences, consultants, supplies, that they could be, frankly, prioritizing for -- another thing is, a year-and-a-half. since the sequester law became law to se
we're going to show you that the faa has had a massive -- that's the blue line. they've gone from about $2 billion all the way up to over $5 billion in their operating budget since 2008. they're off the pink but still very high. and at the same time, the faa has gotten this massive increase of $2 billion to over $5 billion. traffic, domestic traffic, has plunged. has plunged from -- let's see. from 11 -- almost 11el million flights down to 9.5 million flights. so more money chasing fewer...
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they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank you very much. let's stay with the theme. you know what, airline stocks have actually been on a tear. the question now is whether or not the sequester could end that run. phil lebeau is here to preview the airline earnings ahead this week. i'm also wondering what they are going to say in their commentary about all of this issue. >> mandy, there's going to be plenty of commentary. we've already heard from some of the airlines they do expect sequestration to have some impact, probably not in the first quarter but definitely in the second quarter. delta is reporting before the bell tomorrow morning. now, a couple of
they argue the faa has other ways to cut about $650 million out of what is a $16 billion department of transportation budget. >> the faa has and should have exercised the discretion not to furlough air traffic controllers who never in the history have been furloughed before during any budget sequestration, any shutdown of the faa or anything like that. >> even the white house today said this was never supposed to happen. brian? >> pick it up from there. hampton pearson, thank...
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remember, we are probably within a day or two of the faa lifting the grounding on the dreamliner. boeing never had to bring down the delivery schedule. further out investors are having more confidence and more comfort with boeing. on the ford story, the issue here is whether or not ford can give investors confidence that things in europe are improving. they're going to report a loss. they're going to lose $2 billion in europe this year. that's their forecast at this point. north america is really the engine that's powering these guys right now. think about this, kelly. we expect them for the first quarter to report a profit in north america of greater than $2.7 billion. that would easily be the most profitable first quarter ever for the company probably with a profit margin of close to or if not past 12%. that is the area that when he first took over said we need to get profit margins up north of 10%. they're doing that in north america. the issue remains what's going on in europe and how quickly they are coming along and restructuring it. >> the german automaker saying first quar
remember, we are probably within a day or two of the faa lifting the grounding on the dreamliner. boeing never had to bring down the delivery schedule. further out investors are having more confidence and more comfort with boeing. on the ford story, the issue here is whether or not ford can give investors confidence that things in europe are improving. they're going to report a loss. they're going to lose $2 billion in europe this year. that's their forecast at this point. north america is...
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also delayed travelers finding themselves waiting in airports as faa furloughs just kicked in. >>> and the investigation in boston, the wounded marathon bombing suspect, he's now responding to questions. it's monday, april 22nd, 2013 and "squawk box" -- it's early, it's monday morning, it begins right now.
also delayed travelers finding themselves waiting in airports as faa furloughs just kicked in. >>> and the investigation in boston, the wounded marathon bombing suspect, he's now responding to questions. it's monday, april 22nd, 2013 and "squawk box" -- it's early, it's monday morning, it begins right now.
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yesterday alone the faa said there were more than 400 flight delays nationwide. 47,000 faa workers must take furlough days, including 15,000 air traffic controllers, losing one day of work every other week. that's a 10% reduction in staffing. >> when 70% of your budget of your operating budget is personnel, you cannot avoid when the cuts are as deep as they are in the sequester, the kinds of actions that are taken. >> today the transportation department says it's considering a request from the airline industry to temporarily suspend the delay rule in light of these furloughs. that rule prohibits airlines from keeping passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours. here in the bay area, an average of three air traffic controllers are scheduled to be furloughed in san francisco, oakland and san jose. officials say so far they haven't seen significant delays due to the furloughs here. however, the faa tells us los angeles international experienced delays of more than three hours for some arriving flights last night and that ended up causing delays for three flights from los angeles to
yesterday alone the faa said there were more than 400 flight delays nationwide. 47,000 faa workers must take furlough days, including 15,000 air traffic controllers, losing one day of work every other week. that's a 10% reduction in staffing. >> when 70% of your budget of your operating budget is personnel, you cannot avoid when the cuts are as deep as they are in the sequester, the kinds of actions that are taken. >> today the transportation department says it's considering a...
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>> the faa will not get egg on their face again. they'll look at every t, every i, every period on these documents to make sure it gets in the sky. they approved it, up approved it, and they will not get in that situation again. dagen: what do you think it could happen? based on the air carriers themselves that already own the jets, they were anticipating next month. what do you think the faa will give them the go ahead to fly the babies again? >> well, united's already planning to have it in service may 31, looking at mid-may at the latest. right now, it's a paperwork chase, a fix found, and now looking to get it into place, update, and make sure it works. dagen: criticism of the faa, however, of relying too heavily on boeing, the company employees there for the testing of the fix. what position, how flood watch informed are the people at the faa about what's going on? is the agency keeping up with these technological advancements in aviation? >> well, you know, they can't keep up with all the various nuances and details of every n
>> the faa will not get egg on their face again. they'll look at every t, every i, every period on these documents to make sure it gets in the sky. they approved it, up approved it, and they will not get in that situation again. dagen: what do you think it could happen? based on the air carriers themselves that already own the jets, they were anticipating next month. what do you think the faa will give them the go ahead to fly the babies again? >> well, united's already planning to...
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>> this is faa, not tsa. but la hood knows all he has to do is say, that's the way it is, it's terrible. most people buy it. are you going to argue with this guy? you should. most people say, sequestration is terrible. we don't have enough money. when you look beyond it, and is we have to look beyond it, labor unions are, the organizations that represent airlines do. they'll all be on it. >> mike, real quick. gary, you're taking a trip today? i do have to fly today, yes. >> and the question is, if you're waking up this morning, you have a choice of which airport you're going to, he's going to laguardia, maybe, new york or jfk. >> give me some advice. >> what do you do? we're trying to get him into teet teeterboro. mike? >> any airport is going to get gummed up. >> it doesn't matter? >> no. look, your delay out of laguardia means you're going to miss your connection in chicago. so it's a whole system. omaha is going to get hit, lincoln is going to get hit, everybody is going to get hi it. >> but to be fair, we
>> this is faa, not tsa. but la hood knows all he has to do is say, that's the way it is, it's terrible. most people buy it. are you going to argue with this guy? you should. most people say, sequestration is terrible. we don't have enough money. when you look beyond it, and is we have to look beyond it, labor unions are, the organizations that represent airlines do. they'll all be on it. >> mike, real quick. gary, you're taking a trip today? i do have to fly today, yes. >>...
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these are real policy choices that produce savings. we believe that senator reid's proposal is a good one in that it would temporarily delay the sequester and all the negative effects that we're talking about now to air travelers and families and seniors. >> whether oco is the mother of all gimmicks or just a glaring one, everybody other than the majority leader evidently agrees on one thing it is the height, the height of fiscal irresponsibility. >> other democrats are suggesting closing what is known as the corporate jet tax loophole to pay for the air traffic controllers. ther
the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these...
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we expect to hear from the head of the faa any minute. we'll get the latest reaction when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newly-released documents show the obama administration has known for years about financial problems at fisker auto mowive in an time -- auto motive in anaheim. the electric carmaker was sent a letter saying they were not meeting the milestones set up as a condition of getting the loan. it took another leer for the federal government to cut -- year for the federal government to cut off their funding. a hearing is being held about the loan to that troubled automaker. >>> the house of representatives will vote today on a republican plan to provide more funding to cover people with preexisting conditions under president obama's healthcare reform. starting next year, the act will ban insurance companies not accepting those with preexisting conditions. the republicans want to divert $4 billion from a prevention program in the healthcare reform plan. but democrats and the white
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as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air cargo system may be as much as two billion pounds of goods lighter as a result of fewer cargo flights. boeing dreamliners may be heading for the skies, possibly as early as next week. the 787s have been grounded since january because a couple of lithium ion batteries on board caught on fire. boeing reportedly has engineers and techs working this week to install re-inforced batteries on its jets, which will reduce the risk of overheating. "it took a long time to prove this fix, about 3 weeks longer than boeing thought necessary, so i think they feel pressure now to go ahead, allow these planes
as of now, the furloughs mean all 47,000 faa employees, including 15 controllers, will work one less day every other week. faa administrator michael huerta found no other way to cut $637 million as required by the sequester. the faa implies that with fewer controllers on duty, planes will have to take off and land less frequently. it's not only passengers affected. sequestration may also affect air freight. the aerospace industries association predicts over the course of a year the nation's air...
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the budget cuts, republicans say the faa should find somewhere else to cut the $16 billion budge. democrats say they can't do that. the way the law is designed does not give flexibility to do that so they propose a bill that would use up used war funding to replace all of the automatic budget cuts. it's called a budget trick so there's not much coming from capitol hill that's going to solve this any time soon. right now, the faa's administrator is testifying before capitol hill committee, and there's an argument whether or not the administration has structured these cuts to maximize delays. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent of the imperialism is discussing. >> hardest thing to do is reduce these hours, but in order to hit the target, we need to hit, we don't have any choice. >> there's more than just cuts to the faa, and a short while ago saying there's frustration in the economic effects of the flight delays, but sequestering could cost the country and human kind a cure for aids, parkinson's or cancer referring to cuts in resea
the budget cuts, republicans say the faa should find somewhere else to cut the $16 billion budge. democrats say they can't do that. the way the law is designed does not give flexibility to do that so they propose a bill that would use up used war funding to replace all of the automatic budget cuts. it's called a budget trick so there's not much coming from capitol hill that's going to solve this any time soon. right now, the faa's administrator is testifying before capitol hill committee, and...
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. >> neil: all i know is the faa is overall budget is higher than a year ago. >> that's right. >> neil: so there's been no huge personnel overall hit and a huge agency you can cut a lot of. >> in our editorial today, we pointed out they just expended $500 million for a program of sustainable cities. don't know what that money is being used for but i bet the american people are saying, don't cut the air traffic controllers, cut that program. there's a lot of flexibility the administration can be use. i think it's a political ploy, and you asked the question, who is going to win? i don't think the american people are going to be too happy with the president because he is furloughing. >> neil: such a pleasurable experience going to the airport. steve moore, thank you very much. one senator is offering the president a way around the furloughs. >> name one suspected terrorist, three public defenders, lots of angry taxpayers. @ >> neil: might not be an enemy combatant about dzhokar tsarnaev will be armed to the teeth. not one, not two, but three public defenders defending them, and the
. >> neil: all i know is the faa is overall budget is higher than a year ago. >> that's right. >> neil: so there's been no huge personnel overall hit and a huge agency you can cut a lot of. >> in our editorial today, we pointed out they just expended $500 million for a program of sustainable cities. don't know what that money is being used for but i bet the american people are saying, don't cut the air traffic controllers, cut that program. there's a lot of flexibility...
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. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such as agriculture. the news media is big, sports events. >> lemieux has just started up the first unmanned vehicle university. most of the teaching is done online, honoring courses in radar sensors, project management and mission design. as well as intensive weekend programs. and for those like justin woody who want to learn how to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, the university offers a three-day hands-on course. >> in the future, what i want to do is get into what they call precision agriculture, so i could go and help spot the troubled areas in the fields. and help the farmers increase their crops. >> our turn? >> reporter: "nightl
. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis filled with sandbags is on its way to flood soaked towns. a landslide is forced to southern california family out of their hillside home. a chunk of ground gave about 30 feet wide gave way under this sand bern dean know home. the ground beneath the garage and patio slid 300 feet down the hill. the owners had a retaining wall installed but that also collapsed. fire officials say a ruptured water pipe may have triggered the landslides, no other homes in the neighborhood have been effected by that slide. >> now, there's no that i guarantee you these houses a
the faa approved a redesigned battery system last week. boeing may be able to resume several flights within a week. >> there is no rest tonight for people in two midwest earn states hit hard by heavy rain and flooded. in saint louis, missouri today makeshift levies barely held back and the illinois rivers filled its banks this morning flooding 70 homes in small town of spring bay. across the midwest people are piling up sandbags around homes or businesses in north dakota convoy 500 semis...
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also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th avenue near g street. a woman told ktvu news she heard gunshots in the area around 3:00. police have not said how the man died or if there's a lead on suspects. this was oakland's 5 homicide of the year -- 58th homicide of the year. >>> rosemary is back soon with more on the warm weather and the reason a mall in the south bay was evacuated this morning. >>> a gas leak this morning near san jose's valley mall triggered a voluntary evacuation. it's been capped. things are back to normal. around 8:15 a construction crew digging in the area cut through the 1 1 sl. 4 pipe. >>> at this hour, dozens of workers are i
also today, i did check in with oakland airport, a spokesperson said they have no faa employees being furloughed. so he doesn't expect issues. and at san jose mineta, a spokesperson said they've seen a handful delays because of these budget cuts. live this morning at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> homicide detectives in oakland are searching for crews after a man was found dead on the sidewalk earlier this morning. the unidentified man was found on 90th...
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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller will be laid off one day twofr weeks and flights delayed or canceled. >> boarding a plane to get back to lax. just sat on the tarmac about an hour. >> larry's flight never did make it to los angeles and some flights from los angeles were hours late last night. >> we had flights operating as late as, as early as 2:00 a.m. >> that flight supposed arrive before 11:30. mike's flight delayed six hours. >> if i'm delayed six hours and can't work what is everybody else delayed? how much have you lost? >> the long delays were mostly at lax. san francisco international airport rep
. >> the faa says 6700 flights every day may be delayed. because they're just not enough eyes to watch them. the faa says the skies are a little less crowded today and frustration among passengers is higher. a gate agent tells passengers we didn't know this would happen but two months ago ray lahood warned cuts could force the faa to furlough controllers. >> congress needs to fix this. fix a very dumb law. >> congress has not fixed it and now, the faa says every controller...
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. >>> also tonight, the faa says the sequester is starting it to start furloughs. that means major delays at airports. this is all politics. we'll talk to one airline pilot who says the faa action is bologna. >>> and the senate is beginning to vote to improve an -- approve an internet sales tax that will wreck small business, dan consumers and amount to a huge tax grab for state governments across the country. a terrible idea. ""the kudlow report"" begins right now. ♪ all right. charges were filed against terror suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. nbc news' pete williams joins us with all the details. good evening, pete. >> well, the combination of evidence here the government says they have, larry, the main thing here is from a surveillance video from the scene of a second bombing, they say they can see dzhokhar tsarnaev come into view. they see him work his way into the crowd, take his backpack off, lower it to the ground. they say still photographs show it down on the ground at his feet and they say one of the most telling moments is when the bomb at the first site goe
. >>> also tonight, the faa says the sequester is starting it to start furloughs. that means major delays at airports. this is all politics. we'll talk to one airline pilot who says the faa action is bologna. >>> and the senate is beginning to vote to improve an -- approve an internet sales tax that will wreck small business, dan consumers and amount to a huge tax grab for state governments across the country. a terrible idea. ""the kudlow report"" begins...
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they blame it on furloughs from the faa. the faa intends to cut 10% of staffing. that's to save roughly $200 million coming out of the $637 million that it needs to cut from its budget. now the board behind me shows we are with seeing delays of 15 to 45 minutes in terms of the departures. in terms of the arrivals we are seeing 30 to 45 minutes. of course that's due to congestion. we have data that shows yesterday more than half of the flights at this airport did experience a delay. in addition to some security concerns, of course, from the furlough, how this is going to impact airlines and the broader economy is a big issue. southwest estimates the cost could be $200 million a year for that airline. american, of course, a bigger airline saying that it could cost them $650 million a year. carl, a couple of caveats to think about. of course weather could be the biggest reason you see flight delays. we had windy conditions here in new york city. everybody was willing to point the finger at the sequester. the other issue, of course, is the fact that you have different
they blame it on furloughs from the faa. the faa intends to cut 10% of staffing. that's to save roughly $200 million coming out of the $637 million that it needs to cut from its budget. now the board behind me shows we are with seeing delays of 15 to 45 minutes in terms of the departures. in terms of the arrivals we are seeing 30 to 45 minutes. of course that's due to congestion. we have data that shows yesterday more than half of the flights at this airport did experience a delay. in addition...
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we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs. business and leisure travellers we talked to earlier today agree. >> traveling is stressful enough and when you don't know how long it's going to take you to get through the line, you have to add extra time that you wish you didn't have to to get from point a to point b. >> that will impact not only the stockholders, the employees, but also all of our customers. >> now, for the record, the faa will be furloughing 15,000 controllers. they have to take at least one day off every other week from now through the end of september. in our next update on "power lun lunch" we're going to talk to a spokesma
we had an faa statement release toefrd weekend reading in part, the faa will be working with the airlines and using a comprehensive set of air traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of lower staffing as we move into the busy summer travel season. now, we've got a counter view from the global visit travel association. they're saying, quote, our nation's xhid and businesses will pay a very steep price that significantly outstrips the goals produced savings through those furloughs....
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faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after the shooting. that was around 8 p.m. on saturday. >>> in hayward a young man who was shot has died. the 26-year-old man was shot saturday around 10 p.m. in the driveway of a home on franklin avenue. he was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment but died of his injuries yesterday. so far, police have no suspects. >>> in alameda, a coast guard cutter has returned home greeted by joyous families yesterday. they spent three months in wateuthe california. mbers resc on a sailboat and raided a boat with more than 2 tons of marijuana. >>> he had his birthday off
faa officials have declined to comment on e suit. livet sfo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. earlier this month, the faa delayed the closure of control towers at 149 airports until june. >>> checking bay area headlines this morning, richmond police are searching for two gunmen who shot and injured a man on saturday night on griffin drive. police found the victim in his car. they say the man was targeted. witnesses say the suspects got away in a white suv shortly after...
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of air traffic controllerring told to stay home, control tower closed because of sequestration and faa chief said expect delays if you are flying this weekend. investors and markets try to work through the massive news flow, we watch every move, count down to the closing bell starts right now. liz: good afternoon i am liz claman, we want to get you latest and effort that led to what happening right now in boston bombing investigation. these two brothers now identified as marathon bombing suspects were living in cambridge, they are of chechen decent, under massive pressure after photos revealed yesterday, by fbi, killed an m.i.t. campus officer, then carjacked a mercedes suv overnight, police in hot pursuit chased them to watewatertown, a deafening gunft overnight ensued. shattering a neighborhood, listen to this. [ sound of gunfire ] dogs barking neighbors running people cowering in homes one of suspects 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was killed his brother dzhokhar still on the loose, we'll keep up a split screen or depending on what is happening a big/little. we'll break in with any n
of air traffic controllerring told to stay home, control tower closed because of sequestration and faa chief said expect delays if you are flying this weekend. investors and markets try to work through the massive news flow, we watch every move, count down to the closing bell starts right now. liz: good afternoon i am liz claman, we want to get you latest and effort that led to what happening right now in boston bombing investigation. these two brothers now identified as marathon bombing...
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annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's absolutely not the case. they say the way is law isten o other choices than to furlough these air traffic controller if they have to reach the savings that the law requires, shep. >> >> shepard: we are expecting it to say four different flight delays faa is saying. airlines anywhere between 6700. about a quarter of the flight traffic in this country daily. in a statement the faa says they will be working with the airlines and using traffic management tools to minimize the delay impacts of trafficking busy summer travel season. the
annual budget of the faa. they say the way the faa were cuts makes the delays even worse. >> under the applicable laws. the faa has the authority or the discretion to find the money elsewhere. not to lay off the workers. and, therefore, to protect the traveling and shipping public, the faa should not furlough the air traffic controllers. now congressional republicans charge the way the administration has structured this is simply for political reasons. the administration says that's...
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. >>> the fight over faa cut backs is heating up in washington. as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers are pointing fingers. kyla. >> reporter: pam, some california airports especially lax has seen numerous delays this week but some republican senators say the faa furloughs and resulting flight delays are a manufactured crisis. the faa reported more than 1600 flight delays sunday and monday due specifically to staffing reductions. i just heard back from my faa contact to get the latest numbers of delays for tuesday and she expects those by 8:00 a.m. pacific. some o on the airline cannot -- weather and other factors play a role. lawmakers accuse the faa of not telling them the whole story last week. >> there were many options that the faa itself and the department of transportation as a whole has to avoid this impact. >> other republicans say the white house wanted these faa cuts to impact people nation- wide. i'll explain why when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at a de
. >>> the fight over faa cut backs is heating up in washington. as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers are pointing fingers. kyla. >> reporter: pam, some california airports especially lax has seen numerous delays this week but some republican senators say the faa furloughs and resulting flight delays are a manufactured crisis. the faa reported more than 1600 flight delays sunday and monday due specifically to staffing reductions. i just heard...
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the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on transportation and freezing rain structure says quote the administration views the sequester as an attempt to score political points rather than address real issues and find real savings in a bloated federal bureaucracy. he points to sizeable increases in the faa's budget and continued spending on consultants and travel. the administration says the law requiring these cuts gives officials few options. >> furloughs cannot be avoided. 70% of the faa's operation's budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> the replace cuts with other cut
the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on...
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. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we eliminated contracts. we cut contracts. we eliminated temporary employees. we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. nick represents the airline industry which is suing to stop the furloughs. >> the faa has a budget of $15.6 billion. in a budget that big surely they can find the money to not furlough the air traffic controllers and have this kind of rolling impact on the u.s. economy. it's going to cost a lot more. >> reporter: critics argue president obama wants the public to feel the effects of sequester to create pressure s
. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we...